"Ahem, so how do you like it?"
Yana really wondered if everything was alright with Luka's throat. She nonchalantly handed him a drink, "Drink some water. Any more of your bacteria and I'm out."
Luka's eyes sparkled since this was the first time Yana cared for him. He happily drank it not letting his eyes off her while Yana's eyes had a love affair with the food.
A variety of dishes laid out but the prized main event was definitely the fried chicken. Yana could recognise it at one glance. It was the one she used to drag Luka with her to eat. She secretly glanced at him. He still remembered.
Yana didn't know why but she felt a bit happy about this. But the joy was quickly eliminated when she thought about how he wanted to exploit her for labour and get back at her.
"So, what's the deal with this lunch? You gonna extract this from my pay?"
Yana's sudden words stabbed Luka in the heart. Was he this kind of person to her?
"As a reunion," Luka spoke the truth and smiled at her warmly.
Yana's heart skipped a beat. Was he acting or did he become OOC? Either way, this was too suspicious.
"A reunion, huh?" Yana didn't sound happy about this, "A busy man like you wasting his time with an unimportant person."
"You're not unimportant," Luka's reply came fast. Yana blankly stared at him while Luka's eyes were gentle. Yeah, something was definitely foul here. Hey CEO, stop acting OOC! Yana was taken aback. She really couldn't figure out what Luka's intentions were.
Wasn't it to take revenge on her? So why was he being nice all of a sudden?
"Oh, I forgot, I'm your oh-so-important unqualified project manager," Yana sarcastically said as she bit into her much-desired fried chicken.
Luka wanted to retort but decided not to. Yana glanced at him, "You not gonna eat?"
"Why are you asking?" Luka's eyes brightened.
Was she going to feed him? Care for him? Tell him as a busy man he had to take care of himself? Was she going to personally put food on his plate? Hand it to him like the water?
"If you aren't, then I'm gonna eat everything," Yana really took all of the fried chicken and put it on her plate. Luka's expectations were shattered like fragile glass and he tried to hold the broken pieces with his fingers. For some reason, Yana could see a tail behind him lowering.
She brushed it off and continued to make out with the food in front of Luka. Seeing this, Luka sighed at her indifference, "Are you still in contact with Mia?"
Yana's busy hands stopped.
Mia. It has been a while since she has heard that name. Mia was her best friend she discarded just like everyone else to chase after her goal.
"Nope, not really."
Why? Was what Luka wanted to ask as, at that exact moment, Bao charged into the room. Yana turned with a full mouth to Bao as he glanced at her in disdain, "Boss, it's urgent."
"If I recall right, nothing is more urg-"
"Boss, I assure you it's so urgent that I'm even willing to lay my life down!"
This drama queen. Luka's eye twitched as he was afraid Yana might misunderstand and indeed she did.
"Wow, you're neglecting your job to the point poor Bao's willing to die just to torture me," Yana's impression of Luka went down by several notches.
Both Luka and Bao wanted to scream now! Torture you, how? Feeding you your favourite food is torture? Can't you just view me in a good light already?
Luka still had a long way to go, he glared at Bao who knew he had just courted death once again. Alright. If the grim reaper wants to dance, I'll take that bloody dance!
Luka stood up and smiled at Yana who broke out in goosebumps, "I'll come when I have time."
"No need! Just stay at work and work!" if Yana had to see Luka again, she didn't know what she'd do. Maybe trash him? Although him providing free food wasn't too bad.
Luka sulked, seeing how adamant Yana was towards him, "I'll come."
In Yana's mind, Luka had two devil horns and with the devil's voice said, "I'll come whenever I want to."
It was at that moment, Yana realised that she had to finish the project as soon as possible to escape Luka's fangs.
After Luka left, Yana shared all the untouched food with everyone. It was already night when the children went to sleep and Seli and Melinda sat on Yana's bed.
"I told Melinda already but it was so obvious!"
"What's obvious?" Yana saw Seli's excited face.
"The CEO of M.M likes you! He definitely has feelings for you!"
"Ah, I'm already in my 30s yet still single. You, youngsters, have it so much better," Melinda grinned at Yana who just let all of these words pass her.
Luka liking her? As if. There was no way. No way… right? Yana doubted herself for a second before remembering the past. Of course, there was no way.
"It's not what you guys think. He's doing this on purpose to get back to me."
"Get back to you?"
"Yeah, we used to go to uni together and I've wronged him so that's why he's trying to make my life hell," Yana nonchalantly waved all of their hopes away.
"Yana dear, I've lived or so long and I can assure you his feelings for you are genuine," Melinda could still remember how lovingly Luka looked at Yana after he had to leave with his assistant.
"Yes! You might've gotten the wrong idea!" Seli nodded enthusiastically, "Uni friends! That's even more romantic. I was wondering why he suddenly wanted to go along with the kids, I bet it was to make a good impression on you!"
Convinced Seli took Yana's hand and hummed. Yana thought back on the terrified children' faces and shook her head, "No, that can't be."
"Ugh Meli, look at this dense idiot here!"
"Hey!"
As the three of them joined, they didn't realise the door to Yana's bedroom was open.
White strands of hair illuminated by the moonlight through the window, left the spot in front of the door. With her fragile appearance, Carol stepped out of the orphanage and headed to a black car.
"So what you got for us?" inside Mr K sat and drew on his cigarette. His nasty grin appeared as Carol opened her mouth. This was the first step to take down that arrogant bitch.